evermore

Didn't like it.

Instrumentally teilweise ganz nett, lyrics suck though

She’s really got a type

I feel bad rating this one because I'm pretty sure I am not in the intended demographic.

Not bad, very chilly or mellow.

Pleasant!

This was fine. Nothing caught my ears. I heard some stuff that I must've heard before. I guess it was nice and well-made. Claire recognized her vocals like as soon as she entered the room.

It’s impossible to deny that Taylor Swift has a really lovely voice … but this is all rather dull, certainly nowhere near interesting enough to keep me occupied for an hour. It’s not bad, not even close, but it is quite dull.

I've never had a problem of listening to Taylor Swift. Not someone I'll go out of the way to listen to. The music she makes are ok. The song I recognize in this album is gold rush.

I am personally not a big fan of taylor swift despite how many times ive tried to give her a chance outside of listening to her growing up on the radio... sorry....

I’m going to stick to my cranky old man policy and keep ignoring Ms.Swift. I am happy not knowing a single song of hers. Could be the greatest album ever and I’d still pass. She gets 2 stars for her celebrity.

Not quite Folklore, but still goid

I'm not a huge fan of Taylor Swift's voice, but this album feels very personal and well produced. It's just a little boring to me.

First time with Taylor. Managed 5 songs.

I prefer folklore

Sparse to no drums throughout, not really that poppy and no real big hits, but sonically consistent throughout. Could be like 2 songs shorter

Of all the Taylor Swift albums to grace this collection, I'm kind of surprised that this one is here. Arguably one of her less-popular albums, with only one single that I didn't even remember the name of. While this does show a bit of both of her "sides" musically (pop and country), this is a pretty slow, almost depressing album for T.S. Seeing that it came out at the end of 2020 after a pandemic year makes a little more sense for the tone. Some of the songs on this just seem honestly bad (closure, long story short) from both a music and lyrical standpoint, which isn't something I think of with Taylor Swift often. The whole album just lacks energy from her singing that's usually there. Not sure if she was just in a bad headspace, the global pandemic was keeping her down, or this album was more about contractual obligation than a passion project, but while it has her trademark hooks and dips there's just no soul behind it. Not excited about this album, probably one I won't listen to again to be honest. Just way below her standard.

Taylor Swift is alright. Like, I'll be the first to admit that she's not my jam, but she's definitely not the next best thing since sliced bread. But it's decent.

This more folksy and mellow pop allows sone of the lyrical and emotional content to take center stage. The base is kind of the same throughout and while the collabs provide some fresh sounds here and there, i had the feeling I had experienced what it had to offer by the latter third.

01) Willow - 10,0 02) Champagne Problems - 9,0 03) Gold Rush 8,0 04) Tis The Damn Season - 8,5 05) Tolerate It - 8,0 06) No Body, No Crime - 10,0 07) Happiness - 7,5 08) Dorothea - 8,0 09) Coney Island - 8,5 10) Ivy - 8,0 11) Cowboy Like Me - 8,0 12) Long Story Short - 8,0 13) Marjorie - 8,5 14) Closure - 8,5 15) Evermore - 8,0 TOTAL: 8,43 (84/100) Current ranking: 117/584

I don't dislike this album, in fact it is in my opinion one of the better Taylor Swift albums. This style brings out some of her better songwriting instincts. The aesthetic is cozy, folksy, and sounds pristine. The problem is this: this album was the Part 2 to the Part 1 of Folklore. Folklore is the better album. Evermore being here means one of two things: a) this album is on the list, while Folklore is not, which would be dumb; or b) both albums are on the list...which would be dumber. It's nice. It's far from essential.

They’re not sending Taylor’s best! Honestly this album sucked. The most anodyne composition I’ve heard yet on this list. The lyrics are just fine but the singing is uninspiring. I definitely like the pop songs more than this

TSwizzle, forever searching for the answer to the age old question: how many men can one girl fall in love with? I’ve never listened to a full album of hers before, and expected the songs to not be to my liking, but well made. After listening, I don’t know man. Lyrically weak. Conceptually weak. Instrumentally okay, I guess? I understand it wasn’t written for me, I just can’t decipher what the appeal is. I wanted to not give this a 1, I really did. But god is it painfully disinteresting.

Me surpreendi positivamente

Warscheins eines der besten swift Alben (hab sonst noch keins gehört). Macht nix schlecht aber haut einen nicht um. Gesang ist gut aber das 10. Mal ein Brakeup Lied auf einem Album wird ein bisschen öde. 3/5 das pumpkin spiced latte der Musikwelt

Pains me to give this a 4

Just lovely

Artistic and mysterious intentions but it falls a bit flat in the face of someone who critically examines music. Nothing about evermore or taylor swift i constitute as art. Its just run of the mill pop music.

Way better than I anticipated.

4.5? 5? It’s Dessner…

i think "no body no crime" might genuinely be one of the worst songs i've ever heard

7/10

Pues es la reina, junto con Beyoncé. Así de simple. Su mejor disco? Da igual, este es intimista destacando Coney Island con otros gigantes como The Nationa o la colaboración con Haim que ese año publicaron un de los discos del año. Dorothea y Evermore (con Bon Iver) son excelentes. Alma gemela de Folklore, editado ese mismo 2020, ambos son imprescindibles. Otros discos de 2020, al margen de esta dupla de Taylor: El mejor de todos, muy por encima del resto: The Flaming Lips – American Head. Future Nostalgiade Dua Lipa, Women In Music Pt. III de Haim, A Hero’s Death de Fontaines DC, After Hours de The Weeknd, Untitled (Rise)de SAULT, We Will Always Love You deThe Avalanches, Fleet Foxes con Shore, Morrissey – I Am Not A Dog On A Chain, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Sideways To New Italy, Pet Shop Boys- Hot spot, Tame Impala- The slow rush...

C'est la première fois de ma vie que j'écoutais un album de Taylor Swift. J'hésite à donner 0, 1, 2 ou 3 étoiles. Au travail hier, on m'a dit qu'elle avait réenregistré à travers le temps tous ses premiers albums en raison d'un conflit avec un vicieux / ancien label. Faut le faire quand même. Et China m'a dit hier soir qu'elle avait finalement racheté tous ses droits récemment. China dit aussi qu'elle est une femme au bon coeur, presque qu'autant que le bon gars de Jon Bon Jovi qui nourrit les sans-abris. (À noter par contre que China n'aime pas sa musique) Pour tout ça je lui donne 3 étoiles. Mais après l'écoute de l'album ça prend 2-3 albums de Motörhead pour s'en remettre. Je serai moins conciliant pour un prochain album.

Déjà un grand fan de Taytay. Elle a su garder le cap avec le concept de l'album dans ses tourments du 21e siècle. Certains questionneront sûrement le choix de cet album particulier. Je crois qu'il y a quelque chose de très abouti dans les narratifs de cet album. La valeur est définitivement dans le storytelling. Quelque chose qu'elle a développé depuis All Too Well. champagne problems, tolerate it. Quand même pas le meilleur.

Je connais peu Taylor en dehors de gros hit… sauf Folklore et Evermore, que j’ai écouté à plusieurs reprises dans la pandémie. Evermore la chanson me hante encore parfois. dorothea excellente. La poésie de Taylor, pas toujours sur, parfois on dirait qu’elle essaie d’entrer trop de syllabes en même temps, ça feel « crammed ».

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It was fine. Nothing memorable.

Solid effort from Taylor. I like the songwriting and overall flow. Drags in places, but also has some really well-written catchy songs.

heard champagne problems for the first time from a girl who made me relate to the song which his funny, cowboy like me is special Folklore did this concept better, still a beautiful album 6.5/10

Taylor's writing continues to not gel with me. Credit where it's due though, there are a couple of tracks I enjoyed a lot. "dorothea" displays an empathy that I believe is lacking in most of her songs, and the nature metaphors in "ivy" are a good match for her, at times overly superficial, lyrical style.

I found this to be a very subdued album; more so than I was expecting. I very much liked "willow" while all else was solid and can see why all these girls and women love her. I did find some of the stuff a tad weak though. 8/10.

Taylor Swift habe ich bisher nicht bewusst gehört, aber das hat mir jetzt sehr gut gefallen!

Unpopular opinion but this is the year Taylor Swift fell off for me. I don't think this album is bad per se (although it all sounds like one long song), I just don't find it all that interesting. I've been a fan since 2007 so it was a good run while it lasted. Some of the songs on Midnights are decent, but I haven't even bothered listening to The Tortured Poets Department. FWIW, I can't even remember if I listened to folklore AND this, or just folklore. It's all just a boring, repetitive snoozefest.

It's an introspective album for Taylor and honestly one of her stronger albums. It is interesting without being annoying (something that cannot be said of everything she creates)

This is the first Taylor Swift album I've listened to from first to last. As 55 year old guy, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

This just sounds like a bunch of Folklore leftovers. That album actually accomplished what this one is trying to.

Decent, not for me but I can see why it keeps her fans happy. A high 2

I mean, its not bad, but its just not good. All this dumbass hype around her meaningful lyrics is a bunch is smelly girl talk. Girls are smelly and Boys are cool

I really enjoyed this one. I felt like a lot of the intro tracks brought Taylor back towards her country roots but showcased a more mature songwriting than previously. This album was a great example of emotion into music, and did an excellent job switching between styles inside each song to explain that journey. I don't think I've listened to much of Taylor's stuff past like 2018 so this was a nice one to hear.

3.5

2.5

2.5

*Tater-more* - IDKW, but I do actually legitimately like this album. It's a lot for there's still things that she does that bugs me, but I think overall the more folkier she gets the better she sounds. I've never considered her a great vocalist, but I think she's carries emotion in her vocals pretty well. (Probably why in her more whiny pop songs feel even whinier) With an album like this, which feels a bit more vulnerable then her straightforward pop, her approach actually kind of works for me. Light four stars 8.2

It has its moments, but mostly this is too one-dimensional and boring. 3 stars

3.5/5

This album isn't bad, it's just kind of meh. It's too long, and every song is kind of the same. Also, I'm not a hater of the National, but I think the Dessner brothers production style is really one note. Taylor's a talented artist and singer, but I think she needs someone who can challenge her a bit and make the songs come alive. The Dessners aren't those people. There's a million albums that sound exactly like this. 3 stars.

4.5

Tay Tay obviously has had her hand in quite a few meaty pop bangers, particularly on her 2014 indie-pop opus 1989. 2020’s Folklore was a bit of a red flag in that although it marked a more matured folkier indie sound and occasionally did feel marginally dreamy, woozy, emotional and introspective it ultimately wasn’t overly that interesting or exciting and was more on the level of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk if it was all the slowie ballads done by someone like Christine McVie’s spoilt transatlantic niece. This quick fire follow-up Evermore just happens to mish-mash that same matured folky change of direction with an almightily blander modern pop formula and the result is an hours worth of music that is so stultifying that it’s basically coma-inducing. Prettily sung but ultimately very boring, samey, one-paced melodies and overwhelmingly plain chord progressions and instrumental arrangements. It’s probably held up as a gold standard of current day songwriting but compared to the likes of Joni or Dylan or even acts such as Doves or Shack this album just feels incredibly feeble.

I'm not a huge Swiftie by any means, but I got into this album during the Lockdown, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it pop up on this list. It's not my usual musical choice, but if in the mood, I love it. I enjoy how it doesn't sound like her other super popular pop-y albums.

Not my fav album of her, but still really like it. 3.5/5

Just baffling from start to finish. Listening to her ninth album is like trying to get into Marvel movies in 2025.

I like a lot of Taylor Swift, but man, did I not get or enjoy this album.

Solid album, even if all of the tracks kind of sound the same to the point that the album felt long. Won't ever put it on again, so three stars it is. Best track was no body, no crime followed by long story short.

Similar sound across the album with some catchy earworms.

True confessions. I simply do not listen much to radio play pop music. Haven't for years. It is not a judgement or a rule. I just don't pay attention because I have so much to explore in my techno/ synthwave/ electronica/ trip hop... And while for many years I was apologetic about that, I am less likely to care any more. The trouble with it, of course, is that now and then a band will come along that is pretty great and popular and "everybody knows" and I will "discover it" years later. This IS the case with Taylor Swift for me. Her music has never popped up in any recommended music for me. Yet it is singer/ songwriter like, her lyrics are remarkably deep, her voice emotional. She clicks on all the right boxes and to a certain degree I can easily understand her popularity. I love how she has that folk/ country pop blend thing going on (country with swear words) and she dares put herself in her work. If I listened to the genre more I would be into this for sure!

Wasn't expecting to see this particular Taylor Swift album on this list. Haven't actually listened to it before today, but I feel like this has since been overshadowed by her massive following album "Midnights", her ensuing blockbuster Eras Tour, as well as all of the drama with the ownership of her masters and the resulting "Taylor's Version" re-releases that have been recorded since then. In any case, this was a surprise release during COVID and was Swift's 2nd album in the span of about 5 months. Regarded as a sister album of sorts to her previous release "Folklore", "evermore" leans more into the folk side of things and operates on a more intimate scale here. You will not find the pop glitz and glamour that many associate with T-Swift here. The artistic choices definitely make sense given the *2020* of it all. I'm having a hard time deciding if this helps or hinders the entire body of work, however. Swift exhibits her storytelling chops arguably more than ever here, providing a temporary escape (at the time) from, say it with me again: the *2020* of it all. But a lot of the album sounded similar and lacked variety. Too safe and lacking in color I guess is what I'm trying to say. The tracks featuring guests (especially the HAIM one) were somewhat memorable, though. But hey, this album exudes "cozy, wintry cottage" vibes and I'm listening to this in the beginning of goddamn June. Perhaps I need to put this one on the backburner until winter comes around.

I'm not really into her songwriting, but I love Desner's production and overall vibe, the HAIM colab is crazy good, I prefer the bon iver duet on folklore tho

SHITTT

Not my taste but I did like Champagne Problems

If I don’t give this 5 stars my 12 year old will somehow find out and never speak to me again. Also it really is a good album.

Swift's 1989 is a 5 star banger of an album that makes me want to dance. This is a teenage girls diary set to whispy piano and guitar, should be tossed in the bin and best forgotten.

Normaal open ik altijd even de Wiki maar vandaag kan ik dat een dagje overslaan. Als ik hier iets over wil weten heb ik een kort lijntje met een levende Winkler Prins als het op meisje Swift aankomt. Toch heb ik natuurlijk wel even de Wiki aangeklikt, want ik ben een gewoontedier. Wat ik grappig vind is dat het album heel rustig, eenvoudig, enorm goed geproduceerd maar alsnog wel soort van indie klinkt. Het klinkt alsof Taylor zich in de studio heeft opgesloten met 2 sessiemuzikanten, een piano en een gitaar en op die manier dit album in een paar dagen heeft uitgepoept. Ga je echter kijken wie er allemaal hebben meegewerkt aan het album dan zijn er maar liefst 57 mensen mee gemoeid. Waarvan we het weten dan hè. Ik vind dat dus geniaal gedaan. Ze is nog soort van geloofwaardig als eenvoudige meid (kijk alleen maar naar de hoes van dit album), maar stiekem zit er een bedrijf achter waar je bang van wordt. Waarschijnlijk is er ook hier weer flink geautotuned, maar de kwaliteit zit hem er in dat je dat totaal niet hoort. Anyway, ik kan dit album echt heel goed hebben. Dit is lekkere luistermuziek en het past prima bij het momenteel druilerige weer. Her en der zit er wel een country randje aan, maar over het algemeen is het gewoon dromerige indie-chamberpop-achtige meuk en dat luistert gewoon erg lekker weg. Veel van de zangeressen die je in deze lijst tegenkomt hebben 'een eigen geluid', oftewel ze doen iets irritants. Taylor Swift heeft dat niet, en dat maakt dat ik deze keer wel enthousiast ben. We moeten eigenlijk allemaal schoorvoetend toegeven dat dit toch wel goed gedaan is. M'n enige punt van kritiek is dat ik een vol uur uiteindelijk wel echt wat te lang vond, maar ik ben niet te beroerd om hier 5 sterren voor te geven.

𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 feels like Taylor Swift wandered into the woods with a notebook, a flannel shirt, and a thousand unresolved emotions — and honestly, I’m here for it. It’s moody, introspective, and occasionally sounds like it was recorded in a haunted but emotionally supportive cabin. At times it leans a bit too hard into the melancholy, but it’s beautifully written and full of quiet power. Basically, it’s the musical equivalent of staring pensively out a window while it rains — dramatic, but kind of perfect.

Umm not a big fan of Taylor... Too soft for me 💔💔💔

Fuck this woman and fuck her fans and fuck everything she's ever made.

An interesting album, in some manner. I can see why people would listen to that. It's well crafted, and even though the majority of the album ends up on one note, the songs do have a different vibe, even if just slightly. I suspect there's more to Taylor than this album tho.

Catharsis in album form. The awkward beauty comes from the pain of confronting reality. Stripped down showcase of Taylor’s writing ability and vocal range.

Not my cuppa

not my thing. the few times i paid attention to a lyric it felt like an actor staring at the camera with extra stank face.

Kinda cool that there’s a TS album with no songs I recognize on it. Like other Swift albums I’ve heard, it’s hit and miss, but the stuff that works, like Happiness is really good. The stuff I didn’t like as much was okay, just a bit too polished for my tastes.

I’ve tried with T Swift. I really have. Gone and listened to her albums, to see what it’s all about. It never caught on with me, but I certainly don’t begrudge the many, many, many people who like her music. I also do like some of her bigger hits, particularly Blank Space and Shake It Off. Around the time of folklore, I hit a wall and never listened to that, this, or Tortured Poets Society. Or midnights. Does it feel like lately she come up with the idea for a ‘clever’ title and works backwards? I’m genuinely confused as to why this is on here. If Red, 1989, Reputation, and maybe even folklore were on this list, I’d be OK with it. Other artists have had as much representation and aren’t nearly as well regarded as TSwift. Feels like she might deserve it? But this one? Come on.

Boy people love hating on Taylor Swift, huh? 😂 As neither a fan nor her target demographic, this album caught me. Yes the songs all have a similar flavor, but her lyrics’ rich storytelling kept me engaged the entire album. Lovely.

Not my fav taylor swift album

a surprise release by swift at the tail end of 2020. while she claims it's a departure from her usual sound, this is literally typical taylor swift music, just instead of electric guitars and drum machines it's acoustic guitars and minimal percussion. i can't relate to taylor's music. it's cookie-cutter noise fodder for simple girls and gays who don't have a personality. yeah, life. men. people? life and men. and marriage and breakups. revenge. time. i miss you. ever been in a relationship? we fought. you're bad but i miss you. i'm gonna do my own thing. this album does not make me feel anything. it's produced decently enough but it's a nothing album.

Wow this one was so incredibly boring. 2 Taylor swift albums within a 5 day span and one was very clearly better. This album feels like a cliche-packed parody of a Taylor swift album.

Not-fun fun fact about me: I've never actually sat down and intentionally listened to a Taylor Swift album in its entirety. So needless to say, I was excited to finally have a reason to do just that! Unfortunately, after a handful of tracks, my excitement dissipated. My disappointing review on evermore = not really for me. That said, Swift has always been a strange musical anomaly to me. She is a genius, but not in the way a Paul Simon or Joni Mitchell is; where the songs speak for themselves. Instead, Swift has a super power that allows her to discover the exact middle ground of youthful experiences (particularly those of the female sex) to where anything she writes can be relatable to most 10-20 year olds across the world. That is an almost impossible thing to do, and I don't know if there's ever been an artist who can do that as well as Swift. I'm listening to evermore while thinking about when I first heard Taylor popping up in Country music charts; and my assumption was that her songwriting approach has evolved so much over the years, and that's how she keeps bringing in new audiences. But now I'm not so sure that's the case. The songs here are not very complicated or intricate; at least no more than what bands like The Dixie Chicks were doing 30 years ago. Here, they're just dolled up in world class production and in some ways, improved by the guest stars. Don't get me wrong; I think these ARE good songs, but they're not great, they're not timeless. I guess they don't need to be. And it's not like she doesn't already have the timeless tracks on other records. I think Taylor will eventually be remembered for her place in pop culture, her politics, her boyfriends, above her music. And I guess that's not a problem. If she gets new generations to cherish the art of collecting physical media through her vinyl sales, or gets them to keep showing up for live music, I'm all for it.

Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’ll let you finish, but this is not one of the 1,001 albums you must hear before you die.

It is dull as dishwater. there is nothing offensive or unlistenable about this album but there is nothing of a spark or interest. It feels a sad state for music that this is what is now one of the most popular artists in the world.

This was excellent. Great writing, awesome performances (both vocals and instrumentation), excellent production quality and just a great listen all the way through. I am not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but I love music that sounds good to me, and this is 100% that. I loved it so much I listened to it twice. Five stars.

Welp. Never occurred to me that thered be anything this recent (five years old) You know what having any opinion at all on taylor swift is for losers including indifference so I'm gonna listen with a completely open mind and honestly probably enjoy it idk. Les go. Okay first few songs were predictably inoffensive kinda steady for my taste but decent No Body No Crime? Absolute banger. Fucks to hell. Idk man it's a bit sad aye. This the one she wrote in covid lockdown? I like Dorothea. This is one of the gaylor songs I assume. National Jumpscare. What did I say about it being sad. Good tho. Marjorie: good, closure: suck Some highlights here but nothing with this melancholy a sound is ever gonna be my favourite album sorry.

Miles better than expected.

There are unconventional moments here across the board — composition, songwriting, melody — some of which work and some of which don’t. Especially with the melodies there are too many moments that seem to be building towards a big release only to fizzle out. The general soundscape also begins to wear thin after a while due to its sameness. All that being said, I liked this SIGNIFICANTLY more than when it first dropped. I haven’t been a huge fan of the “indie Taylor” era but even the lows here are very solid. Definitely one to enjoy with a good pair of headphones to pick up on the subtleties. Listened to: walking to prospect park. Favorite tracks: evermore, tolerate it, willow

Got this album in during the evening neighborhood walk, which proved a suitable soundtrack. Top picks were WILLOW and IVY, but another listen could add to the list. As with a lot of Taylor, paying attention to the lyrics is paramount. Quality storytellin' n'at.

No thank you

This was pretty good. More listenable than expected

i think I do prefer this album over folklore

I love this album. I like the collaboration between her and bon iver for this album

Folklore B-sides Initially wanted to give it a 4 because I like half of the songs, but the other half just drags into boring navel-gazing indie pop that makes it a slog to get through.

While I appreciate the attempt at a transition away from standard pop, I still find that Taylor Swift's songwriting really grates on me. Generally, I like the sparse, folky and ambient nature of the tracks, but the lyrics and structure don't do it for me. Some cool features on here but not enough to warrant a relisten. Best Tracks: - Coney Island Worst Tracks: - Champagne Problems - Happiness - Marjorie Rating: 3/10

ну не первый раз слушаю, это помогает) народный сторителлер, но по музыке тут ничего не захватило (захватывают обычно неожиданные гармонии / красивые голоса / крутые биты)

it was honestly quite calming. not too shabby, but not something i'd go out of my way to listen to. not really a huge taylor swift fan, but she has some good stuff and this is some of it.

I'm not a Taylor fan so I've never listened to her more than what gets played on the radio. I didn't hate it. In fact I liked some of it. I could have wished for more variety of sound and, if this is a lot like her previous album, I agree with others that it doesn't need to be on this list. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4

Thought it was great! Swift is a great storyteller, which was the main interest for me for this album. The songwriting is great too, but that falls more into the background for me, since most of the music I listen to I really appreciate from that perspective. I can see why people are big fans of hers

Absolutely wank

3.5

Not typically my music but a well-written album with catchy tunes

Love this!

This Folk Pop album creates a wintry mood by uding slow-burning melodies, burbling, fingerpicked acoustic guitars, and somber pianos, which makes it unoffemsive. IT is supposed to feature nuanced lyrics, which seems to elude me even after relistening.

No good reviews for billionaires.

This is what I imagine AI would generate it I asked it for an album that is the least offensive to the most people. It's easy to listen to but incredibly bland and lacking any stand-out features. It's hard to even tell the songs apart. It's not dog-shit bad so I was considering giving it 2 stars but I can't honestly rate something this mind-numbing any higher than 1.

Never listened to a Swift album and I only know her top hits. Listening to this album felt very intimate like she told me her innermost feelings. That’s something I rarely feel when listening to music. That was a bit touching. Some songs felt nonsensical (no body, no crime) or I just did not enjoy them (eg dorothea). Still, while I appreciate the overall experience, the vibe and the sound, this is nothing I would listen to in its entirety again. It dragged on a bit.

I enjoyed this one loads more than I thought I would.

This one surprised me. Love the vocals, very reduced instrumentals... Not complex, it's like a really enjoyable bowl of ice cream, not a weird taste, but something basic like chocolate or vanilla, still amazing, comfort food. Maybe I was in the right mood for it, but it's a 4.5, so 5 stars. Made me want to listen to more The National though 😅

I just can't. There are so many examples of good music (including pop) representing strong feminity that doesn't involve a team of ghost writers and producers... It feels fake. I'll stick with Phoebe Bridgers, Remi Wolf and Jay Som instead.

A nice gal, but this album is slow and weepy.

Haven't listened to this since release, seem to remember I really enjoyed it then but now feels very middling? Pandemic brain maybe. Would much rather listen to 1989/reputation/Red over this, but solid enough I guess. A generous 3, more 2.5

This album is fine but i dont think it’s even a top 3 TS album.

I’m sorry I can’t. Last song (title track w Bon Iver) was not bad but.. too little too late I’m afraid. I thought it was funny when she said “peculior” to rhyme with evermore

Hehe.... nothing to see here

i just feel like she has such negative vibes ? does everyone feel that ?? like she seems like such a loser LOL ... anyways this is like the most okay i find her, and I was telling Nick that i like the other 2020 one more but like jesus she is intolerable

Sad boring but solid

one of the stronger Swift efforts — big fan of her Lover -> Midnights stretch, wasn’t a big fan of Tortured Poets or this re-release thing she’s polluting her discography page with (yeah, yeah, i get why she’s doing it but it still looks clunky). definitely think Folklore is the stronger album so if that’s not on here and this is… i’ll be mostly apathetic but a *little* perturbed.

Lackluster, like one catchy song. Don't like the lyrics

Bit samey tbh, started to feel sleepy whilst listening

Pop/country, inte för mig.

Meh.

I Had A Feeling So Peculiar This Pain Wouldn't Be For Evermore 1001 Albums Generator 15 (04/22/2025) So apparently Travis Kelce's girlfriend makes music, who knew! This individual is named Taylor Swift and evermore is her ninth album. Written as a sister album to her eighth outing, folklore, these albums represented a new direction for Ms. Swift, moving towards some sort of folksy, 'artsy' sound that was meant to not be as poppy as her previous records. These albums were conceived during the COVID-19 quarantine and were both surprise releases. Now, as I am a human being living on planet Earth, I do have an opinion about Taylor Swift. However, I think that doing something such as this challenge is a good excuse to put aside all my biases, as best as I can, and judge this album with fresh eyes. This is a singer-songwriter album at the end of the day, so what better place to start than the lyrics? I feel like a contrarian asshole, but I struggle to find the depth in the lyrics here that is supposedly on display. Everything that I read about this album emphasizes that this album is much more introspective and focuses on character studies, emphasizing themes of escapism, but I don't see it. One of my problems with Taylor Swift has been her shallow lyrics, so I was excited to get some T-Swizzle with deeper lyrics, but maybe my expectations were a bit high. every song with the exception of No Body No Crime and Marjorie are about falling in love or heartbreak. This isn't necessarily even a bad thing, and Taylor Swift is totally competent at writing songs about these things, but calling this album lyrically deep is a bit misleading, no? Musically, there is certainly something interesting happening in a lot of these songs. Willow, the opening track, is chamber folk, with a glockenspiel, flute, and strings backing the more standard instrumentation and vocals. It also features a truly interesting finger picked guitar part. Very Americana, Ms. Swift! Tolerate It features a really interesting rhythm and is very restrained in its songwriting, staying as just piano and Swift's vocals for the majority of it until a light electronic beat slowly comes in (which totally changes how I hear the rhythm by the way. I was hearing it in 7/4 with the slower four piano chords being quarter notes when it first started, but the drums are in a triplet 10/4, with the faster four piano chords being quarter notes. Who would have thought?) Very interesting rhythms, Ms. Swift! Closure is pretty fascinating piece of glitch pop (?) with electronic drums in a 5/4 rhythm. Kind of got some IDM vibes from it, expecially with how the piano and drums are handled. Very Aphex Twin, Ms. Swift! The closing title track is perfectly simple, with a memorable piano part during the verses and choruses that change into a more high tempo bridge with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. Very great album closer, Ms. Swift! While about half the tracklist showcases a good amount of eclecticism on display (at least by pop standards), the other half unfortunately approximates the sound of beige. The second track on the album, Champagne Problems, is boring 4-chord slop, but the guitar part between the verses is kind of cool. There's this run near the end of the album from Coney Island through Marjorie that is particularly dreadful. The only song in that run that had anything that impressed me was Ivy, which featured some cool banjo, played by Justin Vernon. In general, this album, while perhaps interesting and eclectic by Taylor Swift standards, still struggles to justify its hour long runtime. I feel as though this album is overrated due to being "more artsy" than her other projects. While this is true (although greatly overstated), artistic ambition alone does not a great album make. 2/5 Favs: Tolerate It Dorothea Evermore Least Fav: Coney Island

I love a murder ballad, so No Body No Crime gets a 👍 outta me

I learn as much about listeners as I do about music with these reviews. People complaining that it's not oomphy, too poppy, not enough "edge" etc. These lockdown folksy albums from TS were written to be more quiet and restrained, but the songcraft is excellent. They're growers too, so I can appreciate how first listens will be discarded by the impatient cynics. But it's a shame, as the negative reviews here are really unfair. I've grown to love these albums, with some patience and a more open mind they're very rewarding and well deserving of their place here.

Decided not to relisten because I'm so behind but yass!!

bland af

I get it but not my thing

Not my favourite of hers but it's fine and also makes me think of the experience that is Evermore: theme park edition

Poppy

It's not really my kind of music. But, she has a nice voice, and overall it was good. I will never listen to it again, and that is OK - I still enjoyed it. Solid 3.

The writing is just overly written! Mmm yes I too enjoy writing with my thesaurus handy! Self important and indulgent. Some of the production is a bit choppy, for example, the title track sounds like two separate songs mashed together. Overall it’s fine

I never heard of "cottagecore" until I read the Wikipedia article for this album. It's nice to hear Taylor explore her folky side. The song writing seems pretty good but I personally find this fairly boring.

The songwriting is a bit boring, with very little variety. She has a good voice and there is some ok instrumentation in the background but nothing to get excited over. Those lower case track titles though... BURN IT TO THE GROUND

i do love this album. it's slow and folky, and some of the best song writing she's done.

Great songwriting

ugh. yk what she made shake it off and i like that song so maybe this will be great. maybe this will be the beginning of my swiftie arc???? i gave it honest chance and its not that bad. just really inoffensive and at worst sleep inducing. but there are quite a few songs on here that I really liked. soft chamber-y pop always appeals to me i fw that shit. I would say people should listen to this because I feel like people just hate on her without giving her a honest chance, but this didn't really entice me. check it out anyways though i can see the appeal for this. she's not bad people just glaze her too much. BTW: if you one of those "kanye > taylor" people just know that you're just as annoying as die-hard swifties. and thats coming from someone who used to be a kanye glazer (USED TO BE I WANNA MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR)

Should be tailored down to a swift 40 mins but otherwise it's pretty decent.

This is perfectly serviceable folk/indie. It doesn't blow me away, but I can't say I dislike it. I think some people's reviews here are a little unfair, and if this were by someone with more indie creds, there might be fewer one star reviews. Anyway, a strong three for me.

Niet mn ding, maar blij dat ik heb doorgezet

Zzzzzzzzzz

not particularly interesting to me - just a soft voice and muted tunes

A really good album, I enjoyed the re-listen. There are too many good songs on the album to name them all.

champagne problems is so beautiful. Love the rest of this album as well.

This is very okay for a Taylor Swift album. Many bonus stars for the songs feat. The National and Bon Iver...

If the latest 1001 Album list is from 2018 how can an album from 2020 be included? Maybe I do not understand time, physics or even simple arithmetic. Did not listen. Will not listen.

surprisingly not bad for the most part, still not my thing, will round up to a 3 star

I love her so much

Washed over me, found bland but not unpleasant, kind of background music…. Sorry Taylor I know I’m the minority view on this….

Day 11- I liked but did not love this album 3/5 #musicsky #albumsky

Have to give a re- listen. Willow is a good song. Made for a rainy day.

Sometimes I need a reminder of why I don’t hang out with music snobs in real life. Reading the reviews to this album from boomers who hate to hear a woman’s name did that for me. This album highlights Taylor’s voice in a way many of her albums before this didn’t. It’s beautifully written musically and the lyrics are illustrative and poetic. Listening to this album feels like going a nostalgic escape from life, yet at the same time is so very relevant to my real experience. Tolerate it is one of my highlights of the album as it perfectly encapsulates my greatest fear. If I ever actually feel how this song describes, I’m not doing well. No body, no crime is just such a fun song. She tells an entire story that feels like you’ve been reading a small town mystery novel, then twists it on you in the third verse so well that my brother, hearing it for the first time, actually gasped. There are many others on this record that I also love and could write notes on but I won’t bother with all that. The one I do neeeed to talk about though is marjorie. It literally makes me miss someone I haven’t even lost. I definitely cried the first time hearing this song. I seek to live by the advice given through Taylor’s grandma here. And it’s a beautiful reminder of the joy and impact of human connection and love, even in an undertone of sadness and death, it lasts.

This is an album I’ve been meaning to listen to for a long long while so I’m gonna go through it song by song and then give my overall thoughts. Song by song: Willow was kind of a weak opener imo. Champagne Problems was a solid follow up though and very much made up for it. Gold Rush was great despite the chorus being kinda annoying but 100% the kind of thing that would be a BLAST chanting in the car with the girlies. Christmas song on this album?? Oh no wait it’s just titled that way. It’s a solid lamenting type song, very good depressing crying in the car vibe song. Ooh Tolerate It, we got a sad girl piano song here. I mean I was expecting it to be mid and let’s just say my expectations were met. No Body, No Crime is BUSTASTIC holy cow wow, I love the returning to her roots with this country addition and the whole story telling and everything. Good stuff, catchy, and fun as heck. Ah Happiness, you know a song titled that is gonna be about everything besides happiness. Well ig it was kinda about happiness in a way but it didn’t really give me much happiness bc it wasn’t a really great song, had a good development and progression but everything else I was not a fan of. Dorothea just feels forgettable. Not a big The National guy personally but actually I didn’t mind Coney Island so much. Ooh Ivy I am liking a lot though! Gives Invisible String from Folklore and I like it. I’m not so sure about Cowboy Like Me… Long Story Short was decent though. YO! I think Marjorie is a new favorite of mine, GREAT FRICKIN SONG. I don’t like the little vocal twang thing she tries to do in Closure, not a fan of that at all and also the song in general just sucks and really doesn’t feel like it fits in the album. And finally, we’re at the Bon Iver song, this is really what we were here for. Yeah, no that was another new favorite. Even better than what I was expecting and I was expecting the best song on the album so. Love love love. Bonus tracks: Right Where You Left Me, I mean this is just a good song. I am just a sucker for this alt pop country twang stuff with its little catchy hooks and classic T Swift imagery and great production. What can I say. And then It’s Time to Go feels like Last Great American Dynasty 2.0 which isn’t bad it just doesn’t feel necessary. Overall opinion: I mean this album is great. I knew I would like it because it’s Folklore’s sister album, but I would say it is overall definitely worse than its sister. It struggles with being consistently good, a lot of the songs are mid, however it also often pulls out some of the best songs I have heard recently. So it’s quite bipolar. For the most part nothing is horrible though and it was a fun listen through and through, Taylor knows how to make an enjoyable album fs. Don’t think I’ll ever return to it as an album but I’ll enjoy some of its singles certainly.

Not a big fan of swift but she’s written some great songs. That being said, there was nothing in this album i was particularly impressed with.

A emotional rollercoaster I wish I didn't have to ride.

Listenable but rather boring and repetitive.

I do not believe this record is as good as its sister album 'Folklore'. But I do think some of the peaks are higher. Champagne Problems is one of Swift's strongest songs in her entire discography to me. I much prefer Swift's folk sound in this record to some of her other work.

Competent pop music. I am positively inclined toward Taylor Swift as a human, even if this music isn’t for me. I found it more enjoyable than I expected though, though I doubt I’d revisit it.

it's no folklore

I have gone from hating Taylor to not really caring about her and to somewhat liking her. I watched her concert and I will be honest I didn’t know how poetic her songs were. So this was a nice experience to sit and listen to an entire album. There is so much to dive into with Taylor. First her voice is beautiful, and it goes along with the subtle melodies and chords she has created. Song after song is calm, beautiful and subtle emotions of someone looking back. Criticism is that all of the songs are similar in terms of melody and tone, nothing makes me want to stand up and dance and nothing makes me want to cry. Its something I would have listened to in my late 20’s while cleaning the house. The actual lyrics are poem after poem. Some have hooks and choruses, but most are just long poetic stories. She uses her words to craft depth, beauty and emotion into simple interactions. That might be part of the draw, all of these young middle/upper class individuals that feel their simple everyday lives are not noteworthy, connect with her because even in simple live there are deep noteworthy feelings we have. In that she has the ability to pull out the simple toxicity in simple life (Tolerate It) and maybe that is why so many men hate her. She doesn’t allow light to everyday toxicity in relationships, she pulls at each moment shines a light on their behavior. In contrast, one thing she lacks is any accountability in her songs, mostly it is always about the others making her feel worthless, and they may have mostly sucked. Happiness was one of the few where I really heard her reflect and discuss her side of things and that there was some accountability, and maybe that is because she took a lot of time to reflect. It was also really beautiful because so many of us have those feelings about some past relationships. Its pretty, simple and complex. She has a talent for writing and connecting, and this album is a good example.

Once upon a time, I made a D&D Fantasy realm called Evermore. So I was sad to find a lack of trolls, dwarves, and goblins in this album. I'm a fan of Taylor's hits so it was interesting to hear one of her albums without the Shake it Offs and the Blank Spaces. This album is, for the most part, a tender collection of love poems. She's a great poet but I don't feel like her best songwriting shows through on this album. Fav's: Willow, Champagne Problems, No Body No Crime. I mostly like the first half of this album. After Happiness the songwriting kinda falls off for me. And I don't know why I never like it when Taylor does a duet with a guy. Who's this National guy? I don't like his voice. Nice of Bon Iver to show up. It's like when she re-recorded Lover with a guy taking the second verse and letting him write his own lyrics. It sucked. It was a way better song with just her singing. Anyway. Stop singing with these guys Taylor, they are holding you back.

This music is a textbook example of the term “middle of the road”. It never wavers from being solidly safe. That’s alright but I’m not sure there’s any reason to ever come back to this. My favorite moment was the collab with Haim, because I love them even though their presence is almost too light to notice that they are even there, and nothing else. It was as bland as watered down white skim milk.

This is very dreamy and felt a little like a fairy land. I tend to enjoy the Taylor songs I know, but I'm not a Swiftie and don't think I've ever listened to a full album of hers. Always fun to dig under the surface of someone's hits, and she has a way of making even the slowest songs catchy. She's also a great storyteller. no body, no crime was a particularly fun story. I also really loved her tribute to her grandmother in Marjorie. This was a beautiful project.

more like nevermore, am I right??? boo 0 stars

I thought this list ended before 2020. I am horrified that this is on here, but I suppose one of the biggest grossing artists ever, should appear on this trudge through hell (emphasis on gross!!! Got er’ already). While financial success does not mean you are listenable (hello U2), it probably does mean you turned some heads. I wonder if the person on the cover will turn their head, and it’ll be a skull having the last of its flesh pulled away by birds. I miss metal. Anyway. Taylor Swift ladies and gentlemen. Never thought I’d see the day. Let us begin. May god have mercy on my soul. All the song titles are lower case and it’s fall on the cover so this puppy is about to get “stripped back.” EXTRA EXTRA TAYLOR AT HER MOST INTIMATE, NOW ON SALE TO HIGHEST BIDDER. TRACK 1’S DEEP SENTIMENT BROUGHT TO YOU BY CHEVROLET. Jesus Christ. This sucks. Repetitive and overblown pop disguised as a folk song I guess? I hear quiet pop. Sensory inclusive radio pap. Have to give credit for use of the word “crestfallen.” Too sad for the radio, but of course this will be playing during the worst depressive episode of your life in a dentist’s waiting room. Yeah this vocal line sucks. Also, the “one for the money” riff made me want to die. Next. I don’t have the vocabulary or musical knowledge to describe how much I hate this. I can try by saying it sounds like a country tinged theme for an off-brand children’s movie. Whoa guys. DAMN???? In the song title? Man if I was a 16 year old daughter of a modern day plantation owner, this would go so incredibly hard. Crying in front of the marble pillars. I’ll see the world one day. You’ll see. Seeing as that is not me, I’m not enjoying this one. Don’t worry Becksleigh. It gets better. Report your father by the way. Errrm, my best colours?? Not beating the racism charges just yet. I don’t know if she’s racist. She just looks it. Anyway. Ugh. This is all so sappy. I could almost see enjoying the buzzy little close to this, if it wasn’t preceded by a People’s Jewelry commercial. I can’t. This is a great time to mention that country music in the modern age is the worst music to ever exist. It oozes light beer, commercialism, and sunburnt dopes prancing around in denim and cowboy hats, pretending to be Western/Southern. I do love the idea of cheaters getting murdered, but that’s where this ends. What is happening. This is spoken word. Not good spoken word. Nothing happening. The little videos that play during the songs are insufferable. She’s bowing in a millennial trenchcoat? Why? What have you done? Spoke another bad high school poem over a nothing instrumental? Not enough. You’re shattering me, Taylor. I’m getting hives. I’m going to try imagining the song “Centerfold” by the J. Geils Band. Not that it’s a good song, but it’s funny. It would be nice to smile. OH GOD NO. A representative for a conservative coffee company has stepped into the stu’. This sounds like a performance from the bullies at a high school talent show that all the teachers love. Six songs left. Six. Six. And so blew the horn of Gabriel. Bound by Euphrates no longer. The return of heavenly entities was to usher the end times. The revelations made by gods unknown. Lamentations through tears of blood, drenching alabaster robes. No purity in life can alleviate the pain in this death. God misinterpreted, demons deified, earth pillaged. The faithful razed as martyrs unremembered. Sound the horn. Convulsing to the sound of the final cracks of earth. Faith in vain. Anyway. This song was horrid. A cheating glorifying track!! She’s a cowboy. Perfect. Another stinker. Hey Taylor? This long story is VERY LONG. It’s not short at all. I wish it was, trust me. More bad poetry. At least we’re sisters in that regard. Please. End. Nothing is happening here. This is the music that plays before a timeshare seminar. I can see the folds in the projection screen. The shape of his name spells out pain? Well you see Taylor. Letters are shapes. So. The shape of a name is the letters of a name. Meaning the shape IS the name. Was her boyfriend named Payne? That guy sounds cool as hell. The robot beeps are fun. If she would disappear off of this track, it might be the best one. But for now, it remains at the bottom of the barrel with the rest of them. This one is quiet. Wow. Bon Iver sounds stupid. Rancid. Abysmal. Horrendous. Unpalatable. Revolting. Disgusting. Gross. Terrible. Awful. Cringeworthy. I ran out of time for more synonyms. This was another album NOT made for me. I’ve said a lot of stuff here. I didn’t think I could muster up the power to hate this as much as I did. This is disgustingly poppy garbage, BUT played quietly. You know. To feign depth. I don’t want to be the asshole who just hates the female pop star because she’s the female pop star. I would be this hard on any person who released this album. It was grossly commercial, and hellishly unbearable. I am spent. Music for your conveyor belt commute to work in a pop-up Amazon™️ city. Hey Siri™️, exclude this from my taste profile, oh and order me a refreshing glass of Coca-Cola™️; I have a popular NFL™️ matchup to attend. Long live our oligarchy. May it reign a thousand eons. 0 HIGHLIGHTS: IA IA, RISE FROM THE OOZE O ANCIENT ONE. THE DAY OF REUNION IS OUR DAWN.

It’s ok

Slow soft ballads. Not too bad actually I enjoyed the melancholy vibe and a few songs were pretty catchy.

Christ.

Basic, watered down, not memorable. Wouldn't relisten

Not hating on Taylor, as I know how much impact this album had. She's a tremendous talent. It just isn't my taste in music.

I am pleasantly surprised - many pleasant songs

So, this is a tough one to analyze. I've never understand Taylor Swift. I'm not a heartbroken teenage girl, so I guess it's not *for* me, but the overwhelming adulation has been confusing because the handful of music I've heard has been pretty basic pop. The annuls of music has spawned dozens of female singer/songwriters that output roughly the same music. This project has already fed me her 1989 album which did nothing to disabuse me of the notion that she is a bog standard, paint-by-numbers pop singer. This album, however, gives me pause. The opening song, willow, is actually pretty good. Not only that, the lyrics are really thoughtful and impactful. Not necessarily to my personal preference, but OK, I'm starting to see the appeal. The rest of the album, however, is really uneven. There are songs that lean heavily into her roots as a country artist, and fuck that noise right away. After six or seven songs I realize there's very little tonal variety in these songs. Her voice isn't spectacular, and she doesn't really do anything special or interesting with it, and so the songs start to get kind of tedious. Now, I'm told that she's a lyrical genius and I'll say straight away - no she isn't. That said, there are snippets of VERY good writing on this album. There's a lot of the stereotypical Taylor Swift whining about a mean boy stuff in here, but there's also a lot of really thoughtful descriptions of hurt and loss and helplessness that I can completely see why it appeals to someone going through a breakup. Overall, I think 3 stars is about right here. There's far too much country-adjacent shit on here to go higher, but overall this is the first time that I see the appeal of Taylor Swift.

It's not terrible but so incredibly bland. Insane that this is the music that drives an entire fanbase to be almost psychotics.

i hate taylor swift

Taylor has some good stuff, I just think the Swifties do her a disservice by grossly overstating her place in music history. No Body, No Crime is probably my favorite swift song ever.

Nothing lasts forever; even Taylor Swift.

I'm not a Swiftie - therefore solid 3 points for solid work

After the brilliant one-two punch of Willow / Champagne Problems, I found that the album lost a lot of its energy, and some of the tracks were just hard to pay much attention to. Songs like Long Story Short and 'Tis The Damn Season aren't instrumentally diverse enough to make up for a lack of energy in Swift's singing, and the result is roughly 20 minutes of tracks that could've been left as B-sides. That being said, it's a more "mature" sound than Swifties were probably expecting from earlier albums like Lover and Fearless. For that, I can definitely understand the hype. Transitioning away from country-pop into this genre that's harder to pin down is a step in the right direction, I think. Swift's melodic preferences are on full display here, including her faltering to a 2nd or 6th of a normal triad chord. It's something a lot of modern pop artists do, and it can hinder an otherwise strong melody. Another technique(?) she uses in all her music is singing softly and deliberately weaker than her full voice. You can tell she has the pipes for stronger vocalising (and she demonstrates her ability in songs on other albums), but here she consistently tones down the energy for a more everyday, talkative voice. It's not necessarily a bad thing – in fact, it's probably done deliberately to make the sound more commercial. But I can't help but feel she's shooting herself in the foot. This is some of the weaker singing I've heard from Tay-tay. The lyrics feel copy-pasted between different songs, too. (I guess there's only so much you can write about relationship woes.) For all the flak I'm giving her, I respect Swift's music. She's obviously very successful, and for good reasons. 3/5 Key tracks: Willow, Champagne Problems, No Body No Crime

It's too produced. Reminds me of M83 electricity fused with Bon Iver's musicality but it is a touch unsure of itself. Taylor wants the country but is stuck in the pop world. "happiness" is an incredible example of this. It's just a weird dichotomy. Normally, this would speak to my sensibilities but it's missing passion, emotional investment. She wanted folklore, she presented an academic paper: cold, edited, distance.

NO!

4-

Beautiful production. But the lyrics feel like they were written by a 15 year old.

Yah this is not for me. It comes across as shallow and narcissistic. It’s so vein and yet also so “lowest common denominator” that I don’t understand how people could obsess over this music. It’s so lifeless and melodramatic. This is a nice reminder that maybe the deaf DO have it better.

Taylor Swift is a cultural phenomenon. It's therefore unsurprising, and right that one of her albums is included on the list. However, musically, there's not anything much to recommend. It reminds me of Coldplay in way, utterly beige music that a lot of people absolutely love but I've no idea why. The Coldplay comparison is a little harsh, as this album doesn't display the cynical attempts at emotional manipulation that Coldplay's music does, and Taylor's lyrics are more personal and confessional, which I respect. It's just so bland though and too long. By the end I was glad it was over.

I'm not a big swift fan but this was pleasant. I like her higher energy stuff more

This feels more biased than my other reviews just cause I’ve heard this one far more lol

I actually never listened to this in full before today and honestly there are some great gems on here. No body no crime reminds me of the early Taylor sound I used to love as a teen. I wouldn’t say it’s revolutionary or entirely innovative as an album but I appreciate the cohesiveness as a body of work.

Millions love her but it's lost on me.

Taylor Swift music normally isn’t for me, but I really enjoy this album. It’s gorgeous plain and simple.

I was caught off guard and amazed by how good this album is, and by how much I actually enjoyed most of it. I’ll be honest, Taylor Swift typically appeals to a demographic that listens to music I don’t usually find enjoyable, and vice versa. But this album had a surprising level of quality to it. While I didn’t love every song, a good portion of the album caught me by surprise with its lush production, atmospheric approach, and subtle electronic elements. I imagine this was more of a coincidence, but I’ll take the wins even when they accidentally fall in your lap. I doubt I’ll have many more positive reviews for her moving forward, but at least when my wife wants to listen to her in the future, I’ll definitely be more accepting of it.

3/5. Not bad, but not my style. Sounds a lot like some other music. Lana Del Rey comes to mind. Don't think I'll ever qualify as a Swiftie

It doesn’t have a bite. She’s very expressive and a good singer, but this was a nothing burger. The Bon Iver song was an odd duo.

Now I see why so many little girls are depressed

i love relationship melodrama

Fuck this commercial hoe that makes music for teenagers.

I’m like the critic who writes in the night, in the night night night Tracing these verses in soft candlelight, light light light Evermore whispers, a forest of sound, But is it enchantment or lost to the ground? One for the playlist, one for the skip, Folk-tinted blandness, a nighty night grip Bridge after bridge, water is wet Singing of heartbreak, eating a raisen. I sit at this table, I write write with a pen pen Of metaphors metaphorming meta music You call it your magnum, a raincoat of big big But darling, I’ve heard this heartbreak before. I think I’ve seen this theme before, Poptart following along along Cottagecore dreams in a long wool coat, Album is poo poo doo doo

Starts off brilliantly but fades a bit

Better than I expected. I did not make it all the way through, because of time.

Got better as it went on

Just beautifully done. Her voice is lovely and the songs (though lyrically a jejeune at times) are thoughtfully arranged and perfectly adorned. Indeed, the production is so good (which reminds one that The National should be represented [and really more than once] in this list. It's easy to not take her seriously, but this is substantive and interesting and, at times, moving work, as well as being highly polished and mature. Stately and nicely reserved, if a little flat.

drei bis vier

criminally underrated for its lyrical density due to the constant comparison to its sister album folklore…dare it i say it better production and cohesion folklore just has more commercial songs and more engaging plot lines 🫨

Not my favourite Taylor Swift album but a beauty nonetheless.

Obviously coming in with a higher degree of familiarity to most albums on this. Is clearly very nice. Too long, needs a good editor, can get a little dull. Behind 1989, RED and folklore at least. Still v good tho despite sounding negative!

I saw this and immediately hoped the album was better than the cover. Nope. The music is just as generic dismissable. That country song is alright I guess, but it make me want to listen to Carrie Underwood.

Really really lovely. The lyrics painted amazing pictures in my head, it was a gentle album with so much to say. Hey, my first five star!

Why is this included in the list 😭

not for me

I liked willow, and Aaron’s production. Bon iver’s inclusion ruined the end of the album for me. Normally I give 2 stars to albums I know I won’t listen to again, but giving this a 3 as it was more cohesive in sound than other albums I’ve given a 2.

Probably my least favorite Swift album. But I like Cowboy Like Me and No Body, No Crime. Since they sound a little country

So pop and rap have kind of merged together at some point? I always thought Taylor was more country pop and I'm not sure there's even an acoustic guitar on this album. There's a song that feels bro-country (get in a truck and get stuck in the mud), but I was surprised how not country most of it was. There's a lot of shit on here that made me roll my eyes, some just garbage punchlines and some of the cursing feels tacked on. There's a lot more odd choices/formats and glitchy sounds than I expected from a pop album, but I didn't care for much of it. One of the things that I hate about Pop is that it feels so manufactured and fake. Musically some of this sounds like this, but there's no doubt she's putting some personal shit out there, so I have to give her points for that. I imagine some of the fun is learning all the gossip around these songs- who she's talking about, what she's referencing, but that's not enough to get me back into this album.

It’s ok. It was too slow overall. She has better stuff than this

I never listened to TS on purpose before Folklore came out. evermore was the follow up. I do not love her but I love both of these albums. Sad angry indie folk girls forever.

Ehh, I know I’m pretty far from the target demographic for this album, but I just don’t see what the fuss is all about. Sort of reminded me of that Ed Sheeran mix of modern pop plus a bit of folksy acoustic guitar. Maybe this great if you’re a broad who’s dated a bunch of lousy men, but it’s just not for me. Pretty middle of the road, not too great but certainly not terrible either. Solid 2.5 ⭐️ which probably would have rounded up to 3, until Bon Iver turned up on the final track 😒.

I....actually...really...liked this one. Maybe because Aaron Dessner is all over this album as writer/producer. Vibes of The National all over this thing. Throw in Jack Antonoff and Justin Vernon and baby, you got a stew going. 'No Body No Crime' doesn't fit in at all....sounds like a 'Before He Cheat's knockoff and ruins the flow of the album....Otherwise, quite a pleasant surprise.

I thought this album was really solid overall. I don't particularly want to like Taylor Swift, but I can't deny that she can write a hell of a song. I liked 1989 better, but that was also designed to be a funner album, so I'm once again stuck here liking Taylor Swift 4/5

It’s not hard to see why she’s so popular. TS is the poster child for how to subvert toxic masculinity while at the same time never being boyfriendless. I’m not a fan, though, and this one in particular is awfully light, inoffensive fare. It sounds like music for people that don’t really like music, and the lyrics seem always the same: it’s always the other guy’s/girl’s fault.

The Good: ee cummings inspired title… The Bad: Most people don’t know E.E. Cummings The Ugly: How I wish they would not have used lower case on the title and soiled ee cummings memory… Never listened to a Taylor Swift album before in my life… can’t say that my life is better now that I have. Let me recap the experience: Hate Lo-Fi Don’t understand why many modern tunes feel like they need have lyrics as extensive as a short essay When did Indie music mutate into pop? I get that she’s the BIGGEST star ever; selling out stadium concerts like grandma’s apple pie. Yet I can’t but wonder why. Then again, it isn’t easy once you’ve reached the heights of popularity she has reached, having everything you do scrutinized by “experts” like me… So, here’s to Taylor Swift and her impressive career! 1*

I don't listen to trash!!

Musically, it’s nice to listen to. It’s like hot cocoa on a snowy Sunday morning with the fire going, which I know is what Swift was going for here. But it’s a little too white-woman Instagram for me. For some reason it’s hard for me to listen to what she’s saying, even though she sings clearly. The lyrics are like diary entries from someone who romanticizes the concept of a diary, not from an actual diary. She also has a few “true crime” murder-mystery type Agatha Christie songs which also just sound like rich people at a dinner party thing. None of it is bad but just a bit bland. Everything is also pretty much the same tempo and the same energy, so after a while it starts to blend together. It’s more like a collection of songs than an album I would choose to listen to in full. And/or it’s background music for a wine, cheese and board-game night with the girls. That said, Willow has a great melody and guitar line. Closure also jumped out at me bc it’s in 5/4, which for Taylor Swift might as well be prog rock.

It started off strong willow which I really liked but i sort of didn't really like anything else as much. There wasn't anything too special and it plateued there for a pretty long album. Favorite songs: willow and evermore. Least favorite: basically, all of the other songs I thought sounded a bit boring.

Pop, RnB, 2020 -> 3

This album is really really good. It is hard not to compare it to folklore tho, which I will try not to do. I think there are a lot of great songs here, but some stay too stagnant for my liking (unlike folklore). "closure" may be Taylor Swift's worst song ever but "willow" may be one of my favorites and has one of the coolest guitar parts. Actual rating is a 3.5. Liked Songs: "willow" , "champagne problems" , "gold rush" , " 'tis the damn season" , "no body, no crime (feat. HAIM)" , "dorothea" , "ivy" , "long story short" , "marjorie" , "right where you left me"

liked songs: champagne problems, 'tis the damn season, tolerate it, no body no crime, closure This is a very good album, but I can't not compare it to folklore and it's just not quite as good. A good handful of the songs here just don't get to where they're going; they sort of just build to nothing. That said, this is still top 3 Taylor Swift albums for me. 3.75

Ponderous and samey

Didn't really grab me but was fine. But how much more fun I have listening to "Ba- na- na" over something like this is immeasurable. After this many breakups she should've gotten used to them already, find something else to sing about gudamnit

how is this worth $1.6 billion?

She's cosplaying someone kareoking a cover of a Joan Baez song.

Surprised by this album. Really liked it.

I hadn't listened to this one in full before, but my daughter is a Swiftie so I knew a lot of the songs via osmosis. It's not bad, bit of a mixed bag. Yes some songs are a bit too melodramatic and some melodies are a bit repetitive, but her songwriting in general has definitely improved. I prefer the songs more obviously written about other characters (like the one with Haim). It's way too long though - they could have trimmed like 10-15 mins easily.

Lošiji folklore

With the exception of her collaborative recording with The National, which I am very fond of and which appears on this album, this is the first music by Ms. Swift I've ever heard. First, I enjoyed the whole album. The track with The National and the work with Bon Iver and several others are very nice. Second, I cannot reconcile in my head the cover art, the music and writing with all the photos and clips of her in spangles and being and tights and leotards, back-up singers and dancers and pyrotechnics. She must have a whole other style of which I am unaware. In any case, I think this is very good. It lacks the edge of Adele, but good listening.

Pretty flawless, but also not groundbreaking in any sense. Not for me at least.

There is always going to be a ceiling with how much I can enjoy a Taylor Swift record just because her voice is too banal to reach me on an emotional level, but in terms of the music and songwriting and the overall package this is definitely an album I can still appreciate.

liked the first song, hated the rest. this is so fucking BORING

oh Taylor, why are you so popular?

Fine, but Taylor has better albums with better songs. I enjoyed Willow.

If this was the dawn of her eager era it’s about as edgy as a meringue

Absolute dog poo

It's funny, I've always thought that I enjoyed Folklore more than this record, but after relistening to both today I think Evermore is simply superior is almost every way. Folklore has the song of the two (exile) but Evermore wins everything else. Catchy but not poppy, and so many emotions throughout it as well with really good storytelling and topics explored. I know I enjoyed this one but didn't expected to come back to it and love it as much as I do. 9/10

Inte kul men bättre än dom andra. Låten med bon Iver kanske höjdpunkten

I like Taylor, she has some bangers but why is she on this list lmao

This was the fourth album in a row that I thought was fiiine. It was fine! There's a lot more folk music that I like a lot better than this, and I don't particularly love her voice, so it's not really bringing me much.

this is a weird one to listen to. i kinda blacked out for the whole reputation era thing and my conception of the taylor she presents to the world, the taylor the nasty folks pretend she is, and the taylor she actually is is extremely distorted. i would like to be able to listen to it without worrying about any of that, but that's just not how experiencing taylor works in the current cultural environment. then there was the whole covid thing. some of this feels edgy in a way that's refreshing within the entire taylor catalog and some of it is edgy in a way that feels performative, but i don't LIKE that it feels that way. mega fame is stupid and has never improved anything and i don't like that i can't escape letting it detract from taylor sometimes. this is a good album and she is a generational songwriter.

was so pleased to be assigned a modern album by a woman i barely cared that this was taylor as someone who's not a particular fan: is this really like, a more interesting album to pick than her other work? i feel like this is the equivalent of watching a white woman on youtube do an acoustic cover of a song and being like "WOW, groundbreaking" anyway the murder ballad was the highlight for me

Broadly speaking I like Taylor Swift's music, but I don't know if I would have picked evermore to go on here. Most lists like this also include Red, which I also wouldn't choose though, so I've accepted I don't understand "must-listen" list editors. There was an interview where the people who worked on this album said something like they just kept writing songs in the world that was created on folklore, and to me evermore feels like that's true. They don't feel as innovative, some of them even feel a little repetitive; I do really enjoy "closure" and "long story short" and think "tis the damn season" and "dorothea" are nice together as going-back-home stories. I guess I think the best handful could have been a folklore: deluxe edition expansion.

I'm not a swiftie, not I do enjoy Taylor's music

3.5/5

Album art: 1

1.5/5 and obviously does not belong to such a list. Someone has already written the review I'd like to write, so I will just copy it here: "... Essentially what I hate about "pop music" is this perfect vocal-style, I like my vocals with some grit or humanness. This just feels so manufactured and processed. Instrumentally it's all fine, it's just pop vocals ruin it for me 100%. I have nothing against Taylor Swift as she clearly is successful at what she's doing, but it's just not for me in any capacity. Furthermore my impression is she has no different lyrical content beyond relationship woes which gets old, but I get it... that's a huge market."

It’s fine.

Like it was ok but in the way where I swear I've heard several of the song when never actually heard any of the songs of that album

The musical equivalent of wet, grey cardboard.

"Evermore" is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The music is described as "blending alternative rock, indie pop and chamber pop styles, carried by finger-picked guitars, somber piano, lavish springs and sparse percussion. It was a spontaneous product of her extended collaboration with the National's Aaron Dessner who produced her previous album "Folklore" and produced the majority of this album. Thr album had wide-spread critical acclaim with critics praising the character studies, experimental production and Swift's nuanced vocals. Commercially, it hit #1 in 9 countries. A finger-picking guitar and bass open the first single "Willlow." Programmed drums, strings and a glockenspiel. Subtle, gentle. A pretty straight-forward love song. Swift tells a crime story of revenge as the narrator murders the cheating husband who murdered his wife in favor of his mistress in "No Body, No Crime." Police sirens open. Piano and more of a country rock beat. Backing vocals by Haim. Good song. "Coney Island" is an indie-folk duet waltz. Yes! More finger-picking guitars. An easy beat with strings entering later. Swift's voice is contrasted with The National's Matt Berninge's baritone in this nostalgic story about Coney Island. "Majorie" is one the few personal songs on the album as Swift expresses grief over her opera singer grandmother. Buzzing synths and pulsing, building beats. The song ends with vocals from Majorie. The album closes with the piano ballad "Evermore." Swift feeling depressed and desolated about a relationship. The pace picks up as Bon Iver's Justin Vernon joins in and reminds Swift pain is temporary which lifts Swift's spirits. The music is spacious and lush with the strings. This is defintely not in-your-face pop. Thanks! Swift vocals are subdued. Her storytelling lyrics are compelling. Dessner's production is excellent with multiple instruments and musical styles (chamber pop, country, country rock, folk, Americana, rock). Nothing is rushed on this album. Nice selective and strategic use of guests (Berninger, Haim, Marcus Mumford and Justin Vernon). I quite enjoyed this as has most of the world. No use recommending this or not since I'd imagined everyone has a stance on Swift. Although, if you think you would not like Swift, this might be a good starting point since it is a lot deeper than typical pop.

I was caught off guard and amazed by how good this album is, and by how much I actually enjoyed most of it. I’ll be honest, Taylor Swift typically appeals to a demographic that listens to music I don’t usually find enjoyable, and vice versa. But this album had a surprising level of quality to it. While I didn’t love every song, a good portion of the album caught me by surprise with its lush production, atmospheric approach, and subtle electronic elements. I imagine this was more of a coincidence, but I’ll take the wins even when they accidentally fall in your lap. I doubt I’ll have many more positive reviews for her moving forward, but at least when my wife wants to listen to her in the future, I’ll definitely be more accepting of it.

masterpiece

My first Taylor album came on a day when I really didn’t feel in a Swifty mood. Reading the tracklistings put me off. Saying that though I’m a sucker for good harmonies. Simple melodies with no special performances. Not my wheelhouse especially in comparison to any other queen of the genre. Obviously I have preconceived notions of a Taylor album but I wouldn’t judge anyone for finding joy in these works. Just not for me

Like another reviewer wrote, there's nothing wrong with this record, it's just bland. Same mood throughout and it's very monotonous to that effect. Easy on the ears, so that's nice. Just not much to it.

Not my favorite type of music, but I liked it a good bit more than I thought I would.

I'm not a huge Taylor Swift fan, but by no means am I a hater. I don't understand why so many reviews are mean. The bonus track 'right where you left me' is a song I have always loved! Listening to the album as a whole, some songs fall a little flat for me, but it's definitely my favourite album listen so far from this website, although its only been 12 days.

Amazing, poetic, stunning, I am a gay man

I’ve listened to and enjoyed other TS albums but this isn’t one of those. As a 38yo straight dude, I don’t think I’m the target demographic for her, but I don’t find her lyrics to be all that deep or her singing to be anything special. It could also be because I’m not a Bon Iver fan. Given that she’s the biggest pop artist in the world, I’m clearly outnumbered so I’ll let y’all enjoy it.

Great album.

No question Swift is an unstoppable force, but just like the last album by 50cent - I am not close to her target audience. I won’t go as far as to say it totally sucks, but I will never listen to it again on purpose. One word description -boring.

Fairly boring to me—fine as background music when I’m not paying attention. Probably best appreciated by full-fledged Swifties, which I am not.

Boring, irredeemable drivel

I have 3 daughters under 13...so I am familiar with Taylor's work. This one, however just doesnt have good songs. I even like many of the "indie" folk on the record...none of the songs are strong, though.

It might just be because I listened to this while reading a book by the window at night under mood lighting but this hit the fucking spot bro

Evermore made the list over Folklore? Hm ok I've always said Taylor wasn't made for pop (even though I love 1989, don't @ me) I'll admit I was never a fan of this album and had never given it a chance until I went to the eras tour. It grew on me after multiple listens These sort of songs are the right range for her voice, and she should stick to this type of stuff! So why the hell she chooses to continue releasing crap is beyond me. She has some very beautiful songs here but instead her latest album included lyrics "touch me while your bros play grand theft auto". You know you can do better girl! No Body, No Crime is my favourite song off this album, and it reminded me of earlier Taylor when she was still country An enjoyable album that wasn't quite a 5. Too long with a lot of filler between the gems 4 ⭐️

i'm not a taylor swift hater by any means (ultimately, i think i am pretty agnostic) and although this is not near the worst album of hers (her recent albums have been particularly dull and miserable to listen to, in my opinion) this one doesn't really do a whole lot for me. there are some nicer moments ('willow,' 'no body, no crime,' and 'dorothea') but unfortunately this album is bogged down by 'aesthetic' middle of the road acoustic pop music masquerading as 'folk music.' i always contend, taylor has a knack for writing catchy tunes, especially hooks, but unfortunately the style and production here just dull this thing into oblivion.

honestly, incredibly boring. I literally had it playing and at one point I forgot I was listening to music. It wasn't offensive, just...boring.

She’s just not my cup of tea

I can accept “Folklore” and “1989” being on this list but “evermore”??? Free yourself from the Taylor Swift Industrial Complex.

1.5 Turns out I'm not a Swifty. Pretty bland stuff

I can see loving this if I was a teen girl

Gets more compositionally boring and less emotionally convincing as it goes on. Criminal that HAIM gets the worst song on the album.

Reminds me of Dylan

I hate to let my negative biases get to me, especially when music nerds consider this to be her best but I just can't help but feel annoyed listening to this. I can separate Taylor's music from all her shenanigans and fanbase but it's hard not to also think of her as this overpresent pop artist who can make a catchy song but often times is too wrapped up in her own personal drama for me to ever care. I guess on the other hand the thing that makes me not so negative on "evermore" is that she IS a good singer capable of making some sweet melodies as well as the folksy instrumentals aren't that bad so I don't mind them but I just cannot get past the lyrics whenever I would catch an awkward lyric or silly metaphor or maybe when some of her guests didn't do much for a song (like Bon Iver). It's especially worse in an album that's more singer songwriter focused so hearing these things made me have even less patience with the album than I would otherwise. Really, if the album was 30 minutes shorter and excluded some of the weirder lines, I would not think too hard about this album or something but it does. Like I said too, part of my negativity towards this album is probably my negative connotations with TS and her songwriting so, don't take my rating seriously

One of the most overrated artist in our era. I hope later she will find oblivion.

Not my favorite slow folksy ts album. But still pretty easy listening

evermore = never again. We’ve certainly listened to a lot worse. This album was too sad and too country for me. Cowboy Like Me and Long Story Short are horrible, Ivy wasn’t that bad. Title track is somber. No need for me to explore her music further. (2.5*s)

I have SiriusXM, listen to mainstream music, and am familiar with a lot of Taylor Swift's songs so it was a surprise to see this album on the list. It's really soft, relatively bland, and I didn't recognize a single song from it. I thought it would have at least a couple pop hits. I'm not ashamed to admit I like a few of her songs but I def don't get all the excessive hype around her. Her music is geared toward a younger crowd but I appreciated some of the more grown up emotion displayed on evermore. Still, a lot of this album sounded the same, it ran a bit long, and there was nothing memorable. I didn't love it, but I also don't actively hate it. She does have a nice voice and I respect that she plays her own instruments. 2.35

Pretty weak Tay Tay....pretty weak. I did not expect such a soft album. I thought I was at least gonna get some of the poppy bullshit that made her so big and actually would have preferred it. Not impressed but I will give her an ounce of credit for at least having a somewhat pretty voice (ehhh). I'm struggling to understand how T Swizzle became such a phenom with work like this. Doesn't set her apart, not groundbreaking in any way, not a must listen...but better than Beyonce...0.73.

Though Taylor Swift is probably the biggest artist on the planet right now I'm relatively unfamiliar with her work beyond a handful of radio hits. I went into this listen with pretty low expectations for a handful of reasons. For one, its nearly impossible for an artist of Taylor Swift's level to live up to the hype. Regardless of the quality of Evermore as an album, the Swifty fanbase has blown everything so far out of proportion that it is hard to get a genuine take on it. Another key aspect is that I don't expect that I am anywhere near the target demographic. I can recognize that many popular artists are creating music for a variety of younger mainstream audiences as opposed to a mid-30's father of 2 toddlers. I can typically separate myself from this fact and recognize the music for what it is regardless of whether it is my cup of tea or not. I can admit some forms of radio pop hits can tickle my fancy, including a couple T Swift tracks I've heard in the past. With that in mind I approached Evermore with an open mind and tempered expectations. It's certainly nothing to herald as amazing, but I found it to be an OK listen. My main criticism is that there's very little that moved the needle in either direction good or bad. All the songs sounded pretty much the same and lived in the same melodramatic alt-pop genre. It felt like a handful of somewhat generic alt-pop songs with some There's a little more emotional edge it was a little more somber and heartfelt than the prior work I had heard from TS. For 60 mins of mainstream pop I guess you can do a lot worse. This didn't do much to make me think Taylor Swift is anything near a transcendent artist, but it also didn't turn me into a hater or make me want to turn it off. Not necessarily looking forward to anything else from Swift on the list. 1.70 stars

It's always the same with hyped media, people tend to get overly emotional about it. Fans often defend it from criticism by overpraising it, while detractors respond by exaggerating its flaws, making it seem worse than it actually is. While in reality, it's just painfully average.

Indie Taylor, part 2. Songs are a little more meandering at times, but still a strong set of songs. Highlights: "willow" (nice fingerpicked guitar work), "no body, no crime" (bit of a country twang (harmonica, banjo) on this story song about a cheating (murdering?) husband and revenge from the friend of the wronged woman), "dorothea" (piano-based pop song with a jaunty melody), "coney island" (featuring The National, his deep voice plays well off of her girlish voice)

Boooo. I’m not the biggest fan of Taylor Swift but I do recognize her huge impact on people’s opinions but this did not prove anything. I thought this was really rather boring and dissuaded me from her influence.

Feels more a component of the 1001 Pieces of the Current Cultural Zeitgeist list. Can anything at all released within (at least) the past 4 years already be deemed that important? I will give her this: it'd be pretty cool if you were a big fan and had no idea an album was coming then *bam* here's a new release, that's undeniably fun and maybe the reason it's here (not a good one, but...)...? As for the actual music - it's kinda nice I suppose...her normal melodic if not predictably bland tunes - but as ever she is really the current Bon Jovi for the world teenage circuit in terms of painfully obvious cliched and annoyingly awful lyrics. I guess I need to remind myself this is all just not for me - long narratives of (dubiously) personal mundane first-person experiences but dropping little weirdly unhip cultural references like wearing an Eagles t-shirt...ehh.... that alone is so meta-Taylor Swift. I realized listening to this that even though the perfectly tuned production and mix are off-putting to me and not my jam, it's truly her lyrics that make me roll my eyes and bypass her (on the very rare occasions I am subjected to her music). It's all fine enough and inoffensive but I just don't think much of her at all as a lyricist or singer - lovely voice in a way but there's not any *there* there. So emotionless, it's just Color-By-Numbers pop music that's safe enough for all ages. I'd much rather listen to her sing a "Shake It Off" pixie-stix-like fun pop song. Again: this is fine, my life isn't any worse for having listened to this and I don't truly dislike anything (although it's 2x as long as my attention span is for pop music) but I don't remember any of it afterwards. It'd have been nice to give almost any other artist a shot.  (...amending: I do actually *actively* dislike the songs with The National and Bon Iver - terribly annoying singers) 4/10 2 stars.

I'm not going to spend a lot of time on this. It's okay but lacks a few different things.

I actually liked some of the songs - but most of them just sounded the same. I liked the storytelling in Dorothea and it’s him but the album got bland and I couldn’t tell when one song ended and another began most of the time

It's not Folklore

Dry white toast

My son told me to listen to Folklore as well, so I did. Apparently, they sort of go together, and he says Folklore is better; if it's in the 1001, I guess I'll be ahead of the game. I know that Folklore got him through summer 2020, but he knows Taylor isn't my thing. I know she seems to speak to a whole generation; well, across generations even. I'm largely unmoved - although she's certainly gifted at writing words, I tend to find the bones of the songs dull in terms of the actual chords and melodies. It's a personal thing. Lyrically the themes *can* be heartbreaking at times, but the music just doesn't take me there. I guess I'm just not a Swiftie. (There was some very pretty piano on Folklore.)

Enjoyed this way more than I expected to, but was a tad bored by the end, not gonna lie.

You know what? That wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Now I need to know what she was going through because sounds like she was about to jump off a cliff!!